Shocka! Morals Clause

I didn't know we still had morals in this country.  (Not joking)  Between the pornography and "alternate" lifestyles and the politicians like Barney Frank stealing from us left and right, Chris Dodd like a pig at the trough and making "waitress sandwiches" with Teddy "The Swimmer" Kennedy who left Mary Jo Kopechne to drown and was lauded as a great man, there is nothing high minded about those elitists telling us what's good for us but not them.

I have been good about keeping these thoughts to myself all these months.  But after this weekend maybe I'm just too exhausted with it all.

So here's a post from Ursula K Guin's blog (or Richard Curtis--I don't know I'm frankly lucky to be able to stand up without keeling over so I'm not going to figure out here's X from Y thru G thing right now)

http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2011/01/18/a-riff-on-the-harper-contract/

Just one more good reason to be shot of tradpub.

And let me add one thing--I watch Fox News. So all the braying and guffawing about Rupert Murdoch in the comments section is just the same as HuffPo except better grammar & spelling.

New language in the termination provision of the Harper’s boilerplate gives them the right to cancel a contract if “Author’s conduct evidences a lack of due regard for public conventions and morals, or if Author commits a crime or any other act that will tend to bring Author into serious contempt, and such behavior would materially damage the Work’s reputation or sales.” The consequences? Harper can terminate your book deal. Not only that, you’ll have to repay your advance. Harper may also avail itself of “other legal remedies” against you.